Intelligent strategic cross-border development for response in case of major natural and man-made hazards and disasters - ISeC

The project aims development, simulation and approval of joint Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) and joint Intervention Plan for response in case of major natural and man-made hazards and disasters in the cross-border area. Within the project a staff training will be implmentedand and the awareness of civil society for response in case of major natural and man-made hazards and disasters in the cross-border area will be raised. The project envisages exchange of experience and good practices between the two competent organizations in the field of protection of environment and promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management. For the needs of the partners from both sides of the border, it will be delivered specialized innovative equipment for observance of the cross-border area and rapid response in case of natural and man-made hazards and disasters.
The implementation of the project will contribute to increasing the operational capabilities and provision of intelligent legal framework and sustainable policies for bilateral response in the event of major natural and man-made hazards and disasters in the cross-border area.

Project status: Finished

The project partners have implemented the activities according to the schedule.

The main priority of the project is to save human life. For this reason when the project creators came up with the idea of the project, they started out thinking that human life was above all else. And throughout the Project, they have always prioritized the saving of human life.

The Project ISeC emerged for absence of Intelligent strategy and policy for strengthening the Bulgaria - Turkey cross-border cooperation capacity in the field of nature protection and European territorial cohesion,  prevention of natural and man-made hazards and disasters needs population awareness on the effects from human activities on the environment, lack of new methods and innovative equipment for observance of the cross-border area and immediate reaction in case of natural and man-made hazards and disasters.

Some activities of the Project like Standard Operational Procedures, Joint Intervention Plan, Joint Trainings and Field Exercises created for increasing interventional synergy for Responsible Authorities during the disasters. The joint meetings for preparing Procedures and Plans and Joint Trainings has made a great contribution to getting to know each other and establishing good relations for the partners.

Standard Operational Procedures and Joint Rescue Plan that signed by two responsible authorities in the border region, increased the response force to disasters and increased the confidence of the people living in the region.

The field exercises which realized together show us working together on disasters has more effective results.

The special designed equipment according to the requirements that delivered from the Project increased the capacity of intervention to the disasters. The new technological equipment; drones, UTVs pickups and specialized systems with aerial monitoring facilitated to organize the activities during the disasters. While planning the projects and activities, it was thought that the project will contribute to the common development and sustainable tourism of the region by reducing the effects and risks of natural and man-made hazards and disasters in the long term. The project results increased the fire and disaster safety of the region which will attract new investors in the cross-border region.

Project materials:

Project promotional materials are available HERE.

Project Leaflet (Bulgarian version) is available HERE.

Project Leaflet (Turkish version) is available HERE.

Project products:

Project brochure (Bulgarian version) is available HERE.